A VALENCIA Vox Party councillor may be sentenced to up to 3 years in jail if convicted for posting hate messages on social media. Cecilia Herrero is a Valencia City Councillor who was investigated by the Prosecutors. A fine of over €7,000 is also proposed as well as a ban from holding public office and working for a public body. …
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The Attorney General of SPAIN has been found guilty of leaking information that was confidential about a partner of a major rival. Supreme Court bans Alvaro Garcia Ortiz for 2 years from his post. The verdict is a blow to Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, who defended García Ortiz during the months long probe and trial. READ MORE CONVICTED GARCIA ORTIZ …
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Carlos Fernandez will not spend any time in prison. He fled Spain to avoid being charged with corruption in the infamous Malay Case in 2006. Last month, the corrupt politician who lived in Argentina returned to his country. He was taken into custody by the National Court after being arrested at the Madrid Airport. READ MORE FERNANDEZ – IN HIS …
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The Supreme Court announced that Spain’s Attorney-General will face trial in November over allegations of leakage of information about the partner of an opposition leader. The trial of Alvaro Garcia Ortiz has ordered 40 witnesses to testify. He is accused of leaking confidential case files about Isabel Diaz Ayuso’s partner, the prominent Partido Popular President of the Community of Madrid. …
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A SENIOR member of the PSOE Socialist Party has resigned due to a corruption investigation that could threaten the minority government led by the PSOE. According to a recently published report, Santos Cerdan is suspected of complicity in the alleged improper allocation of public contracts. The Supreme Court said a Guardia Civil report and an audio recording ‘reveals the existence …
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Congress has registered a BILL that will increase the tourist flat rental tax in Spain, which includes a 100% new levy for non-EU buyers of property. The socialist PSOE party group on Thursday presented the first draft written of the package which includes the extensive housing reforms announced by the Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez in January. The bill seeks to …
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SPAIN’S state broadcaster RTVE contacted Eurovision Song Contest organisers, asking for talks about Israel’s participation in Basel’s event, Switzerland, in May. Jose Pablo Lopez, the director general of RTVE, wrote to Noel Curran and the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) director general in order to discuss the matter. Israel’s representative is Yuval Raphael. He is a 24-year old survivor from the …
Read More »Carlos Mazon, president of VALENCIA, says that his region will not accept any more illegal migrants in temporary immigration centres funded by the national government. The announcement on Monday coincided with the signing of a deal between his Partido Popular government and the extreme-right Vox to pass the budget for 2025 through the Valencian Parliament. The regional leader, who is …
Read More »Today, the Gibraltar border controversy could re-ignite after Spanish officials began to stamp the passports and visas of those entering Spain from the border. Rogue Policia Nacional officers decided to ‘enforce’ the ‘Schengen code’ that currently applies to anyone entering the EU from a ‘third’ status country such as the UK, i.e. Stamping their passports. The Gibraltar border is an …
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